Firemen have issued a warning after a blaze at a house with no smoke alarms on the ground floor.

The fire was at a house on Twentieth Avenue, Blyth.

Three people had to be rescued and one was given oxygen at the scene for smoke inhalation.

Leading firefighter Mark Dowthaite said: "We really do have to stress to the public how important it is to have smoke alarms on all floors of the house.

"It's important to have alarms fitted upstairs as that is where most fires occur at night, but downstairs is just as important. We are now running a campaign offering free home fire assessment to judge what you should do."